[AndroidRobot]

I load music into iDrive via a USB drive. When I deleted those files and added new ones to upload it shows duplicates of everything and the old ones on the flash drive. I even formatted my flash drive and iDrive still thinks it has data (and plays it bizarrely) despite there being nothing on the drive. Has anyone else seen this? Also, how do you format the music stored on iDrive? Admittedly I haven't looked but I figure this might solve my issue

[TurtleBoy]

I noticed that also. I don't use the USB to play but rather to import music. Each time I plug the USB in to import a new folder, it shows all of the folders that have been on the USB in the past.

I always erase/reformat the USB before putting the folder(s) on it that I'm going to import so it must be a case that the iDrive system remembers the folders that were on the USB previously.

[AndroidRobot]

Originally Posted by TurtleBoy

I noticed that also. I don't use the USB to play but rather to import music. Each time I plug the USB in to import a new folder, it shows all of the folders that have been on the USB in the past.

I always erase/reformat the USB before putting the folder(s) on it that I'm going to import so it must be a case that the iDrive system remembers the folders that were on the USB previously.

What's weird is how it can play music which is not on either iDrive or my flash drive so it's caching a huge amount of data seemingly. I need to wipe it all and start over

[TurtleBoy]

Re-format it with a different name and then put your music on. It should then just show the current contents of the USB.

[russelldav]

In iDrive 6 it was something like this:

Music Collection > Options > Manage Music Collection

There should be a number of links, including "Delete Selected Titles", and "Delete All Titles".

[AndroidRobot]

Originally Posted by TurtleBoy

Re-format it with a different name and then put your music on. It should then just show the current contents of the USB.

I'm going to test this and report back

Originally Posted by russelldav

In iDrive 6 it was something like this:

Music Collection > Options > Manage Music Collection

There should be a number of links, including "Delete Selected Titles", and "Delete All Titles".

Thanks, I'll see if there's a similar option

[AndroidRobot]

renamed flash drive, formatted, readded music and now I have triples....

[thomas_Rp]

Here is a similar thread on the same topic (no good solution though) - https://g05.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1572780

[AndroidRobot]

Originally Posted by thomas_Rp

Here is a similar thread on the same topic (no solution though) - https://g05.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1572780

thanks, I'm doing a long format on both of my small flash drives now (128GB and 32GB) maybe that will help

[Aliendrive]

Originally Posted by AndroidRobot

thanks, I'm doing a long format on both of my small flash drives now (128GB and 32GB) maybe that will help

Originally Posted by thomas_Rp

Here is a similar thread on the same topic (no solution though) - https://g05.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1572780

Here was his solution. Here's the solution, in case anyone else runs into this problem: you need to reset all vehicle data (under car|general settings). Unfortunately, this means you have to reconnect your car to your profile, and you lose a ton of settings (e.g., seat memory, steering intervention settings, sound settings, map settings, customized control displays, etc.).

[AndroidRobot]

Originally Posted by Aliendrive

Here was his solution. Here's the solution, in case anyone else runs into this problem: you need to reset all vehicle data (under car|general settings). Unfortunately, this means you have to reconnect your car to your profile, and you lose a ton of settings (e.g., seat memory, steering intervention settings, sound settings, map settings, customized control displays, etc.).

I fixed mine, long format of the flash drive worked.


FYI a long format is exactly what it sounds like and does take a while so be forewarned. My 128gb one took well over 30min and is independent of my PC (9900K @ 5.2-5.3Ghz, 2080Ti @ 2130mhz, 32GB DDR4 C14 3200Mhz) none of that is relevant to formatting a flash drive boring day at work

[thomas_Rp]

AndroidRobot, so that I follow,

a) Are you saying you have to long format your drive anytime you add songs?

b) Did you figure out if the iDrive has an internal cache?

[AndroidRobot]

Originally Posted by thomas_Rp

AndroidRobot, so that I follow,

a) Are you saying you have to long format your drive anytime you add songs?

b) Did you figure out if the iDrive has an internal cache?

A: I need to see still

B: it has some sort of cache, the question is how much

[rmorin1249]

As a non techy let me understand . If I want to add music to my music collection using a flash drive I need to do what? Can I use a clean formatted flash drive with only the new music and add it to my existing collection?

[MystroX5]

Originally Posted by rmorin1249

As a non techy let me understand . If I want to add music to my music collection using a flash drive I need to do what? Can I use a clean formatted flash drive with only the new music and add it to my existing collection?

Yes, that would be the easiest and non confusing way to add a new album or songs to your current music collection in the hard drive.
This is what I do. I have a spare SD stick just for this purpose. I clean/format it every time I am done.

[rmorin1249]

Thanks. Plan to go shopping on Amazon soon. Have not been able to add playlists from my iTunes collection.

[MystroX5]

Originally Posted by rmorin1249

Thanks. Plan to go shopping on Amazon soon. Have not been able to add playlists from my iTunes collection.

I use the internal 20gb almost exclusively for all my personal music.
I use a SD stick for playing movies on the iDrive screen.

[speuk]

Originally Posted by AndroidRobot

A: I need to see still

B: it has some sort of cache, the question is how much

Did you figure this out?

I have tried long formatting drive but car still sees old tracks which suggests there might be a cache. I tried secure 7 pass wipe but car still sees tracks. I did both and it seemed to work. I am about to try that again.

[AndroidRobot]

Originally Posted by speuk

Did you figure this out?

I have tried long formatting drive but car still sees old tracks which suggests there might be a cache. I tried secure 7 pass wipe but car still sees tracks. I did both and it seemed to work. I am about to try that again.

after the update I see things cached again. I'm going to see if there's a way around this but haven't really tried due to being busy lately

[jimmiebimmer]

Originally Posted by AndroidRobot

after the update I see things cached again. I'm going to see if there's a way around this but haven't really tried due to being busy lately

Have you had a chance to look into this? Those of us who playback directly from a USB drive (don't use the internal iDrive storage) have the same/similar "caching"/duplicate songs issues.


Extremely annoying, especially since iDrive has seen at least one "major" update since these issues first surfaced.

[tellch00]

is there anywhere on idrive that tells me how many songs i have stored on the hard drive?

[Paladin1]

Originally Posted by tellch00

is there anywhere on idrive that tells me how many songs i have stored on the hard drive?

There's a menu option in Media I believe that tells you how much space is used on the HD, but I don't recall anything related files.